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Winter 2012 Business Planning Classes
Jan 12th
Business Classes for Small Business Owners, Managers, and Entrepreneurs! Get the basics of running and managing a successful business by attending Building Bitterroot Business classes offered by the Ravalli County Economic Development Authority (RCEDA) the Bitterroot College Program of the University of Montana (BCP) and the Bitterroot Job Service.
How to protect your company and avoid termination complications
Sep 29th
The Bitterroot Job Service Employers’ Council (JSEC) presents: Termination “Mechanics”. How to protect your company and avoid termination complications. For complete information view the PDF.
Learn:
- What to do to protect your business and reduce fraudulent Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims against you. What employers can do to guarantee a fair determination and reduce the risk of going to a hearing. How to prepare for a UI hearing. The definition of misconduct and why documentation is important. How coaching and corrective action can redirect unproductive employee behavior. How employment policies help you and which ones are necessary to protect your business. How the More >
Fall 2011 Business Classes
Sep 19th
Business Classes for Small Business Owners, Managers, and Entrepreneurs! Get the basics of running and managing a successful business by attending Building Bitterroot Business classes offered by the Ravalli County Economic Development Authority (RCEDA) and the Bitterroot College Program of the University of Montana (BCP).
Montana Arts Council receives major funding from USDA
Jul 7th
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on June 30 the selection of 44 community-based organizations to receive funding to promote economic growth. The funding is being provided through the Rural Community Development Initiative Program (RCDI). RCDI helps community-based development organizations, federally recognized Indian tribes and other groups promote economic growth in low-income, rural communities. “These funds support USDA’s partnership with rural America to bring increased economic opportunity to rural citizens and communities,” Vilsack said. “They will serve as investments that will help organizations build the capacity and expertise of local businesses, business owners and nonprofit groups.”
Ravalli County Economic Development Authority will More >
Summer 2011 Business Classes – New Night Classes
Jun 23rd
The Ravalli County Economic Development Authority (RCEDA), kicks off its 6th session of business planning and technology classes for summer starting with its first evening classes. Spreadsheet and accounting software classes will be offered from 6-9pm starting Thursday July 14th with QuickBooks. Excel starts the following Tuesday July 19th. “We have had requests for night classes and we wanted to try it out for the summer session and see what the response was”, says John Schneeberger of RCEDA. “We have had good attendance at our morning classes so we are using this to determine whether evening classes would be more More >
B3: Building Bitterroot Business, Spring Class Schedule
Apr 11th
The spring session of the Ravalli County Economic Development Authority’s (RCEDA) Building Bitterroot Business series begins with the first class on Friday April 22nd. An additional course has been added so the series now includes 6 classes. We changed the curriculum to include a separate course on business entities and how it relates to raising capital. This class will be taught by two excellent attorneys and will include a primer on S-Corps, LLCs and the other business entity options, and will discuss the implications of that choice for raising money and taxes. The business entity course used to be taught More >
Equity Financing for Small Business
Mar 22nd
Friday, March 25 from 9:00 – Nooon – $15.00 at the Ravalli Entrepreneurship Center – Call 375-9416 to register or pay at the door
The sale of equity in your company is one way to raise capital for start-up or expansion. Small businesses can offer equity interest in their companies for capital provided they follow the rules that exempt them from much of the regulations governing the sale of securities. This workshop will cover the two ways most suitable for small business: the private placement and the limited public offering. David Bjornson, PC will be the instructor for the Limited Public Offerings and Richard More >
Succession Planning
Feb 28th
February 25th, 2011
Succession Planning for Small Business
Friday March 18th, 2011
9-11am
Held at the Ravalli Entrepreneurship Center
Price $15.00
As part of its Building Bitterroot Business series of classes and seminars, the RCEDA is offering a seminar on succession planning. This introduction to planning for the future of your business will be taught by Mike Tobiason, Vice President with Anderson Zurmuehlen, an accounting and business consulting firm with 200 employees and offices throughout Montana.
Succession planning is a critical need in the Bitterroot Valley because many sole proprietorships and small businesses are owned by individuals or a small group of related individuals. Succession planning is More >
Montana Basket Bistro and Business Planning Classes
Feb 7th
Building Bitterroot Business (B3) classes have been a saving grace for the Bitterroot Valley. As a student from the initial launch in February 2010, I feel extremely honored to have had the opportunity to participate in the educational basics of running and managing a successful business. The B3 courses support entrepreneurs in setting ambitious goals while creatively operating within their own set of boundaries. Established businesses can challenge themselves, regardless of the competition, to form new networks, be more creative, innovative and adaptable. With my business, Montana Basket Bistro, still in its infancy, the B3 Basic courses provided me the More >
Bitterroot College Program, RCEDA team up for classes
Jan 18th
Ravalli Republic – January 18, 2011 by Sepp Jannotta
A joint effort by the Bitterroot College Program and Ravalli County Economic Development Authority is seeking to get more Bitterrooters up the technological learning curve and ready for employment in today’s competitive job market.
The focal point of that effort is the raft of courses on computers and business acumen being offered as part of the BCP’s winter schedule of continuing education offerings.
According to Victoria Clark, BCP’s interim director, the response has been off the charts and the first set of introductory computers classes has been filled.
“We’ve already had one set of More >
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